boorishness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English boorish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English boorishness From boorish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
Unfortunately, there were moments of pure indulgence, drunken boorishness and rambling unintelligible poetry midway through the evening.
2009 July 31, “Nevermore With Jeffrey Combs As Edger Allan Poe Taps Every Emotion”, in Beverly Hills Courier, retrieved 17 Aug 2009:From the first the Russian had exhibited every trait of his true character—selfishness, boorishness, arrogance, cowardice, and lust.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 21, in The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 177:No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness.
1888, George Gissing, chapter 8, in A Life's Morning:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boorishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
ga amhlántacht (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · ru ха́мство (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · ota چوبانلق (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · tr görgüsüzlük (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · tr hödüklük (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl nieokrzesanie (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl chamstwo (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl grubiaństwo (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl wulgarność (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · it maialata (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · tr kabalık (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl prostactwo (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · fi moukkamaisuus (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl chamskość (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · te గొల్లతనము (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) · pl ordynarność (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)